A warm welcome awaits you in the Childrenís Room of the Valley Cottage Library. Youíll find a wonderful collection of materials for children of all ages. We also have a charming collection of Early Literacy appropriate toys and activities for little ones, including a puppet theater, puzzles, blocks, and a doll house. For older children, the Children's Room has several computers, study areas, board games, and activities.

A child's library experience can begin in infancy by sharing familiar Mother Goose rhymes and little board books. Preschoolers and early elementary school children enjoy the world of stories and illustration as they choose from a vast array of picture books. Older children explore further worlds of fiction and non-fiction for pleasure as well as school assignments.

The Childrenís Services Staff is dedicated to helping children and their families make full use of our materials and services.

A vast array of developmentally appropriate books, audio visual and other materials are here to be borrowed and enjoyed. We hope youíll use your library often. Itís the best bargain in town!

Melinda J. WatkinsHead of Childrenís Services

Materials

Books: Books may be checked out for 28 days. Please limit to 3 per author or subject.

Parenting collection: a selection of books on topics of interest for parents.Parent's Corner

Magazines: Current and back issues may be checked out for 14 days. Limit of 6 total, max 3 per title. Titles include: AMERICAN GIRLBOYS' QUESTCOBBLESTONECRICKETFAMILY FUNKIDíS DISCOVERLADYBUGLEGOMUSENATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDSRANGER RICKRANGER RICK, JR.SPARKLE WORLDSPIDERSPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS

DVDs and Videos: NEW Entertainment DVDs/VHS may be borrowed for 3 days, older ones for 7 days. A total of 6 combined may be checked out per person. Non-fiction DVDs/VHS may be kept for 14 days, with a limit of 3 per subject when combined with books.

Music CD-ROMs/Music Cassettes; Books-on-CDs/ Books-on-Tape: Loan period is 14 days, maximum of 5 per person.

Computer CD-Rom Games: entertainment and educational games for children. 2 per family for 14 days.

Online Materials

Non-fiction eBooks for Children

We have added Non-fiction eBooks for children. These are not through OverDrive (see below), and thus do not need to be "checked out". You can access them directly with your VCL or Nyack library card. They can be accessed by several patrons at once. Subjects include Places, Plants & Animals, Technology, and History.

We have added a great selection of fiction eBooks for young readers through the Library's OverDrive account. OverDrive lets patrons borrow an eBook for one, two, or three weeks on a computer or mobile device. You can also borrow audiobooks, music, and watch videos. For more information and instructions for OverDrive go here --> http://guides.rcls.org/get_eBooks.